Covering Gov. Palin
All things Palin are of intense interest right now and on Saturday morning the editors assigned me to be the multimedia guy at her “Welcome Home/Goodbye Rally” in Anchorage (she arrived in Alaska on Wednesday, then hopped a plane of Nevada right after the event ended on Saturday). Bob Hallinen, the Daily News photographer assigned to cover her appearances in Fairbanks, reported restricted press access so I decided to skip the press line and go in as a member of the public and cover the rally with my G9.
Turns out access in Anchorage was not a problem (our adn.com gallery is here) but it was an interesting exercise to see what I could capture with my point-and-shoot. All the files (audio, video and still) that went into the video came from the G9 — and I even managed to shoot a protester getting (gently) hauled away, so I had the spot news covered as well.
Wish the stage lights didn’t blast the video but all-in-all I think it was a success.
And much easier on my back.